ribaldry
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ribaldry
- /ˈɹɪb.əl.dɹi/ US
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From Middle English ribaldrie, from Old French ribaulderie, ribauderie, equivalent to ribald + -ry.
noun ribaldries
- Joking or humorous language or behaviour used in a vulgar or lewd fashion. Playes are the nurseries of vice, the bawd, / That thorow the senses steales our hearts abroad, / Tainting our eares with obscæne bawdery, / Lascivious words, and wanton ribaulry.
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noun humorous language or behaviour
| Español | procacidad, procacidades |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 下流語言 /下流语言 xiàliú yǔyán, 下流行為 /下流行为 xiàliú xíngwéi |
| Français | grivoiserie, paillardise, polissonnerie, ribauderie |
| Deutsch | Possenspiel, Zote, Kramanzen, Gaukelwerk, Anzüglichkeit |
| Italiano | oscenità, ribalderia |
| Русский | понты́ pontý |
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